Where does “kolam” come from?

kolam (Indonesian) comes from Malay kolam, from Tamil குளம், from Sanskrit गुल, from Sanskrit गुड, from Proto-Dravidian *kuṭV — eyeball.

kolam (Indonesian): pond; pool

Definitions

  1. pond; pool

Ancestry of “kolam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykolampond
2Tamilகுளம்pond; pool; sugar
3Sanskritगुलraw or unrefined sugar, molasses; the glans...
4Sanskritगुडsugar which forms itself into lumps, dry sugar,...
5Proto-Dravidian*kuṭVeyeball
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kuṭV →Every word from Sanskrit गुड →Every word from Sanskrit गुल →